caravan is a good tune to work on. Just like Green Dolphin Street in a way it's half modal and then have changes. And the chages are great to work on, dominant chords! 3 of them, 2 are regular 9 chords and then a diminished going to Ab and then down a half step to an altered chord. So it's actually 4 dominant chords.

What do you think, - Tony

We would do the same deal. You get in the class by playing the melody and then the chords. Do it with Ireal pro with no piano turned on.

Ive always loved this album with Deborah Brown and the Sandviken Big Band so I learned the vocal solo by ear yesterday and recorded it. Its so cool to play with a big band..:) great way to pass a horrible day of rain and wind

Ive always loved this album with Deborah Brown and the Sandviken Big Band so I learned the vocal solo by ear yesterday and recorded it. Its so cool to play with a big band..:) great way to pass a horrible day of rain and wind

In my classes this week we are focusing on Latin American music styles, so I figured it was time to record a Latin version I'll Remember April to share with my students. Lots to learn still. Enjoy!

At the pop-up class on Monday we spent some time discussing diminished harmony, and I shared this "OctaTowers" chart (very similar if not the same as the diminished access system). Behn also posted a lesson on diminished harmony, which is what led us into this discussion.

Melodic Ideas for Comping

All comments and suggestions are appreciated.
I’m finding this site very motivating.
-Reid.

There are 4 files here.

This section deals with the first part of Caravan.
C7 for 6 bars then Fmin
But I broke this into small chunks to work on the basics of the A sections.
We talk about using the Alt scale on a 7th chord to get to the minor. You can also use what's called a Spanish Phrygian

Sometimes on the A section people play C7b9 to Dbmaj9 for the 6 bars and then resolve to Fmin